Norma Proudfoot

Broschiertes Buch

Amateurs on Safari

Beschreibung

In her diary Amateurs on Safari, Norma Proudfoot remembers and reflects during an epic car camping journey that she, husband Robert, and their seven children (aged 5 to 16) took for three weeks over 6,500 kilometres across Zambia, Tanzania, and Kenya in 1970. The Proudfoot family (based in Lusaka from 1969 to 1973 during Robert's CIDA work to help Zambia develop technical education programs) glimpses into African cultures (particularly venerable Masai), activities and developments of dynamic new nations, but also encounters remnants of colonialism, and learns about traditional trade between Africans, Arabs, and Indians; centuries-old battles between Arab and Portuguese forces for control of coastal East Africa; and prehistoric art painted on remote cliffs that depict ancient interactions between humans and animals. Norma offers poignant, often humorous observations about wild animals and birds, as well as her family members who met them - curious and adventurous explorers all. She refers to other intriguing books written about Africa, and honours German zoologists Bernhard and Michael Grzimek, who studied various animal species living in Ngorongoro Crater and on Serengeti Plains, for conserving such vital wildlife far into the future - a vision Norma appreciated, inspired by natural beauty and resilience of many national parks. We passed Mt. Kilimanjaro, but the magnificent, snowy photos shown from the summit of Africa's highest mountain were taken one year later when sons Gordon and Robert Jr. climbed there. More recent mountaineers report that Kibo's glaciers have disappeared, due to global climate change. May today's readers relish testimonies from people who travelled through splendid Africa, 50 years ago!

Autor

Robert G. Proudfoot is a professional technical writer and environmental scientist who has also been a creative writer most of his life. He has written several essays and short stories about his experiences and learnings, particularly cross-cultural (with African, Muslim, or indigenous people) or social struggles (justice with mercy, marginalization of people, and a fair-trade market place). He writes about things that are difficult to explore, share, and articulate, such as human rights abuses, mental illness, racism, and poverty. Robert lives in Edmonton, Alberta, with his wife Valerie (a recreational director for people with disabilities) and elder daughter Annora (a massage therapist). They enjoy living in this vibrant, multicultural city, which intentionally walks in reconciliation and collaboration with indigenous peoples and newcomers. Alicia Proudfoot, an emerging sculpturer, creative writer and musician, is completing her Master's Degree in Fine Arts at Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax. Norma Proudfoot (1926 to 2015), raised in Alberta's "Peace River Coun- try", was a school teacher, mother of seven children, world traveler, and cre- ative writer. Norma self-published her autobiography "Roses on Our Trap- door", and co-edited "First Presbyterian Church, Edmonton: A History", written in 2004 by Dr. Kenneth Munro. Robert feels that with the unique reality of three generations of his family actively involved creating art, they should celebrate by sharing with others and helping them to explore and expand their own artistic talents. He believes he and his family are humble creators, who understand that God has given them whatever talents they have to share with others and thus edify Him.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Touchladybirdlucky Studios
• Seitenzahl: 108
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 170g
• ISBN-13: 9781773542997
• ISBN-10: 1773542990
• Artikelnr.: 62392298